How to be financially free

Chapter 429 The First One Changed You

Xu Wen nodded lightly.

"Go to your office and report to me about the situation."

Regardless of Si Ling's ability this week, she must be the person who knows the hotel situation best.

"Okay, Mr. Xu, this way please." Zhou Siling led the way.

Zhao Jing from the sales department walked faster, trotted to the VIP elevator and pressed the elevator first.

The front desk, security guards, and waiters in the front hall looked at each other in blank dismay.

In the front desk, the beautiful receptionist who received Xu Wen was still in shock and hadn't recovered.

After a while, the receptionists who went out to help returned to the front desk.

"You said, in our Penglai Hotel, is there someone who is older than Mr. Zhou?" the beauty receptionist asked her colleague a little foolishly.

"Stupid, of course it's the boss." Several colleagues joked together.

While the beauty was silent at the receptionist, what lingered in her mind was the handsome man with a sunny smile just now.

boss?

Such a distant word.

In the elevator, Xu Wen suddenly said something.

"The receptionist who just received me at the front desk has a good attitude."

Zhou Siling reacted quickly.

"Mr. Xu, we will issue special bonuses when customers praise an employee. Xiao Wu at the front desk has a good work attitude, and this month's bonus will be awarded to her."

Xu Wen glanced at Zhou Siling.

"Does our hotel's performance plan look quite humane?"

In fact, Zhou Siling's mind is highly concentrated now. In the situation where she still can't figure out the characteristics of the boss's personality, every word of the boss may have a deep meaning.

"Yes, Mr. Xu, the performance plan will be fully discussed before it will be finally implemented."

The elevator stopped firmly on the top floor.

The general manager's office is located on this floor.

Zhou Siling led the way and brought Xu Wen to the door of the general manager's office.

Pushing open the solid wood office door, you can see the full floor-to-ceiling windows with open business, excellent lighting location, huge solid wood desk, potted green plants on all sides, in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can have a panoramic view of the exquisiteness of the old city.

Here, one can glimpse the heyday of the Penglai Hotel.

"Mr. Xu, please sit down." Zhou Siling graciously asked Xu Wen to sit down on the boss chair. There was a whole set of tea sets on the small square table beside her. Zhou Siling turned around and went to work.

On the table, all kinds of documents are readily available.

Financial statements, employee lists, activity approvals, and purchase lists are all available.

Xu Wen flipped through it a few times, and a cup of fragrant tea was gently placed beside Xu Wen.

"Mr. Xu, shall I give you a detailed report?" Zhou Siling asked.

"Well, Zhou Siling, tell me!" Xu Wen took a sip of the fragrant tea, and by the way, activated his talent eye to look at Zhou Siling.

Zhou Siling
Position: General Manager

Leadership ability: 85 points

Decision-making ability: 78 points

Mobility: 75 points

Overall view: 88 points

Professional ability: 90 points

Evaluation: conservative, old-fashioned, stable

Overall Ability: 83
Xu Wen remained silent, thinking that this talent's eye is really useful.

From a comprehensive point of view, Zhou Siling, as the main leader of Penglai Hotel, has obvious advantages and disadvantages.

The first is the advantages, professionalism, overall view and leadership ability are relatively prominent, but the disadvantages are also obvious, which restricts the development of the hotel to some extent.

For example, conservative, excessive pursuit of stability, decisiveness and action can also see Zhou Siling's thinking characteristics.

In the ear, Zhou Siling has already started to report.

"Mr. Xu, there are currently 230 employees, including 10 in the front office, 50 in the food and beverage department, and the room department..."

There are a total of eight departments, front office, guest room, catering, security, marketing, engineering, finance, personnel administration, various and detailed.

At first glance, it sounds like a lot of people, but the number of front-line employees is relatively small. As a service industry in the hotel, there must be no fewer front-line employees.

For example, the front hall, that is the face of the hotel, it is discounted here, can't it justify it?

Let's look at finances again.

The pillars of the hotel, guest rooms and catering, last year’s net profit statement was 800 million, and the catering revenue was slightly more than the room revenue. I thought the guest room occupancy was good, but now it seems to be slightly overestimated. The overall occupancy rate is less than [-]%. And the unit price is slightly lower. On the contrary, catering, especially large banquets and small banquet halls, basically maintains an attendance rate of more than [-]% every day.

The catering of Penglai Hotel has a good reputation for a long time. Many chefs from Penglai are quite sought-after in the market.

Moreover, the volume of Chinese food and beverages in Penglai Hotel is huge, which is rare in the market.

"Mr. Xu, the profit performance of guest rooms needs to be improved at present. We are also discussing this point and hope to improve it as much as possible." Zhou Siling said cautiously.

As the pillar and foundation of a hotel, the importance of guest rooms is self-evident.

"How do you improve, tell me?" Xu Wen threw a difficult problem to Zhou Siling.

"Reduce costs? Find ways to attract traffic? Or improve hardware?"

Zhou Siling settled down, knowing that this was the boss's test of herself, so she explained many measures.

Some of these measures are effective, while others are just empty talk.

Xu Wen waved his hand, signaling Zhou Siling to stop first.

Before the hotel hardware is improved, no amount of measures will be greatly reduced.

If there is that [-] million operating funds, the hardware of Penglai Hotel must be improved as a whole.

"Zhou Siling, I took a look. You have worked in Penglai Hotel for more than ten years. You can be regarded as an old man who grew up with Penglai Hotel." Xu Wen became cheerful.

Big sticks with sweet dates, simple and practical.

"Although our hotel has many problems, its advantages are also outstanding. This is also inseparable from your efforts."

Zhou Siling made up her mind, but was still a little apprehensive.

When the new boss took office, they all said that he would be the emperor and a courtier. Although he said that it was unlikely that he would be replaced, it was a lie that Zhou Siling was not nervous when faced with a salary of hundreds of thousands a year.

After so many years of struggle, it was only in exchange for today's status and a good life for myself, which can be said to be extremely rare.

"Mr. Xu, it's my duty to praise you." Zhou Siling said softly.

Xu Wen sat on the boss chair and looked at Zhou Siling who was still standing aside.

After all, he is also the top leader of hundreds of people in the hotel, but now he dare not sit in front of him.

"Sit down, you don't have to stand all the time." Xu Wen motioned Zhou Siling to sit aside.

Zhou Siling quickly waved her hands.

"Mr. Xu, you sit down, I'll just stand up."

Xu Wen didn't insist, and continued to listen to Zhou Siling's introduction of the hotel.

After all, Zhou Siling is an expert and Xu Wen is an outsider, but he has the right to decide the fate of the entire hotel.

"Although the problem of the guest room is important, there is no rush. Let's start with the urgent and possible improvement." Xu Wen summed it up properly without saying much.

A layman does not easily command an expert.

"Take me around the hotel!" Xu Wen stood up and put down his teacup.

"Okay, Mr. Xu, I'll take you to various departments first." Zhou Siling nodded hurriedly.

The two left the general manager's office all the way. On this floor, there are also the finance department and the personnel administration department. Zhou Siling, the general manager, carefully accompanied Xu Wen and introduced them all the way.

In the finance department, there are a total of more than a dozen financial staff members. At a glance, they saw the boss walking into the office accompanied by a handsome and graceful man.

The boss's attitude is respectful and humble, and this handsome guy is super aura, standing with his hands behind his back, his eyes are very deep, and he has the ability to see through people at a glance.

"Continue to work, don't be influenced by us." Xu Wen told Zhou Siling in advance, so Zhou Siling directly told everyone to concentrate on work.

Only the Chief Financial Officer and Zhou Siling met each other's eyes, they understood instantly, stood up quickly, and accompanied Xu Wen on the other side.

Xu Wen walked around the finance department and took a look with his talent eyes.

In general, the finance department is above the professional level. As for the more specific ones, you need to get familiar with them and discover them slowly.

As Xu Wen and Zhou Siling walked forward, several new accountants in the accounting room started whispering.

"It's so bossy."

"Super handsome."

After Xu Wen and the others left, the chief financial officer looked around solemnly.

"Don't gossip. If you think you saw the person just now, you should say hello. This is our new boss, Mr. Xu. Not long ago, the sole proprietorship completed the acquisition of our Penglai Hotel." The chief financial officer reminded everyone.

As a finance, of course, the change of the hotel owner is the first to know the news.

"What a domineering boss!" The two little accountants couldn't sit still.

"I just took a sneak shot of my back." One of the little accountants slapped a post on Moments.

Soon, someone commented.

"Who? The back is so handsome!"

My reply: Reality overlord!
Accompanied by Zhou Siling, Xu Wen went to the administrative and personnel department again.

As soon as Zhou Siling entered, she beckoned to the HR director.

Xu Wenduo looked at it twice, and fell into deep thought when he saw the HR director's comprehensive score of [-] points.

The personnel director, surnamed Ma, is a man in his thirties. At this moment, seeing that the boss is carefully accompanying this gentleman, he feels something in his heart, and casts an inquiring look at Zhou Siling.

Zhou Siling nodded slightly.

"Have you been recruiting recently?" Xu Wen asked seemingly carelessly.

"Yes, do you need to check?" Director Ma asked cautiously.

"Let me take a look." Xu Wen pulled the seat aside and sat down. The brothers and sisters in personnel administration and administration around him were collectively silent, not daring to breathe.

Such a young man with a strong aura and a BOSS look, the boss is always attached to him, and anyone with a little brain can guess the identity of this young man.

"Mr. Xu, it's all here." Director Ma smiled all over his face.

The news of the boss change came too suddenly, and Zhou Siling only had time to inform the directors of the various departments, and hadn't had time to hold a detailed meeting to discuss it.

Director Ma naturally knew at this moment that the young man in front of him was the current big boss of Penglai Hotel, the person who could decide their careers.

Xu Wen flipped through his resume, frowning slightly.

These resumes seemed to be received without classification, and resumes of various qualities were piled up together, and it was a question of whether they had been interviewed at the hotel.

"Among these resumes, have you called for an interview?" The resumes in Xu Wen's hand had been divided into two piles by him, and they were all bright resumes.

Director Ma was dripping with cold sweat.

This recruitment is completely in line with the recruitment activities of a local talent network. In fact, he has no recruitment plan.

"Not yet." He didn't dare to lie, so he said something in a low voice.

"I checked the date, and it was already a week ago. You told me you haven't called yet?" Xu Wen asked back with a calm face.

A composite score of sixty.

Ha ha.

Do you still have to praise it for passing?

What the hell, when someone is recruited, you will be the first one to fire you.

"Then call now and invite the interview in the afternoon." Xu Wen remained calm, having already made a decision in his heart.

A kind of staff in the personnel department looked at their former superiors sitting on the wax at the moment, buried their heads, pretended not to know, and concentrated on their work.

Director Ma bit the bullet, and was about to sit down and make a phone call, but was stopped by Xu Wen.

"Forget it, you go to work first, that, you call." Xu Wen pointed to the sweetest girl in the office.

To be honest, Xu Wen really didn't call her because of her looks, it's purely because, just looking around with the eyes of talents, this girl's affinity score is very high.

Calling for an interview should feel good to the candidate.

The girl tied her hair in a ball, looked left and right, realized that she was calling herself, and trotted over quickly.

She knew that this was an opportunity to perform.

The handsome guy in front of him, looking at his posture, only the boss can do this.

"What's your name?" Xu Wen asked gently.

The ball-headed girl was already amazed by Xu Wen's handsomeness, but at this moment, seeing Xu Wen's kindness, the favorability in her heart exploded even more.

"Sir, my name is Song Yuan."

"Well, Song Yuan, you can call, don't feel pressured." Xu Wen spoke softly.

Song Yuan nodded slightly, took a slight breath, punched in her resume, and started making phone calls in front of Xu Wen and Zhou Siling.

"Hello, I'm the personnel of Penglai Hotel. You have submitted a resume to us before and think you are suitable for the position you applied for. Are you free for an interview this afternoon?" Song Yuan said in a sweet voice.

In the quiet office, Xu Wen could hear the tone and attitude of the applicant on the phone, because of Song Yuan's voice changed.

"Well, you've already found a job? I'm sorry to bother you." Song Yuan said with a little apology, and ended the call.

Xu Wen glanced at the pale Director Ma again.

At this moment, he was standing aside, every phone call was a torment for him.

Xu Wen took a look and looked away. Anyway, he had already made up his mind about this director Ma. The director with sixty points, the devil gave him a second chance.

In the next half an hour, Song Yuan successfully selected fifteen resumes from Xu Wen's resumes, and arranged for an interview in the afternoon.

For Xu Wen, the interview is an opportunity to actually check the applicant's talents, which is simple and straightforward.

The right one, he can decide this afternoon.

I just don't know if there will be particularly outstanding seedlings. To stay in a new hotel, Xu Wen urgently needs to cultivate talents who are loyal to himself.

"Mr. Xu, look, it's almost noon. The kitchen has been arranged here to prepare lunch for you. Let's have lunch later?" Zhou Siling asked from the side.

"Okay, keep it simple." Xu Wen nodded, and accompanied by Zhou Siling, they went to a Chinese restaurant in the restaurant building.

(End of this chapter)